BMLS scientists Deepika Singh and Christian Pohl uncover a biomechanical mechanism for embryonic patterning

10th Feb 2014

Early embryos need to generate a specific coordinate system to develop properly. In the last issue of Developmental Cell, BMLS scientists Deepika Singh and Christian Pohl now uncover a biomechanical mechanism that helps to form one axis in this coordinate system. This mechanism uses a remnant of cell division to orient cells along this axis. Link to publication.